Perhaps order her a freebie meter and have her test FBG and before and after meals with the free testing strips. If there's anything concerning there, she can take her research to her GP and have them do an hba1c.

It's OK folks, I do let her know . I promise not to hijack the topic after this. The pic is a few years old, Mum was a youngster in her late 80s at the time. I think this was taken when she drove to Western Australia and back with some side trips, about 12,000km round trip, with two other octogenarians in convoy (PS I just worked out the distance. That's a bit like London to Moscow via Istanbul and Madrid.):